College can be painful. Michael Scott can relate to the average college student in more ways than you think.

1. Trying to write an essay on a topic that you don't understand or have no interest in.

That class that you are forced to take even though it doesn't pertain to your major? Paying someone to write that paper for you sounds a little too tempting...

2. When you gain the freshman 15 but you still want to feel good about yourself.

We've all been there. Deciding to binge late at night or to eat that entire pint of Ben & Jerry's Chubby Hubby took a toll on our lives (and our waist lines).

3. When your professor tells you to use credible sources.

Searching through hundreds of school databases just to find one article is both time consuming and stressful. Aren't we all tempted to use Wikipedia because it appears as our top search on Google?

4. When you're having fun at a college party and then it gets shut down by the cops.

I think at least a few of us have tried to invite the cops in for a drink so the party can continue.

5. You sing at the top of your lungs in the communal shower.

You sing to distract yourself from the bundles of hair on the walls and the nasty tile floors.

7. When you have to stay in and study on a Friday night while all of your friends go out.

FOMO.

8. When you need a professor to answer your email quickly.

And when they finally do answer your formal, five-paragraph email, you almost always receive a one-word answer.

9. Pulling an all-nighter for the third day straight.

The symptoms of sleep deprivation may include: blurry vision, impaired judgement, addiction to coffee, and late night snacking (see number 2).

10. Coming from high school to college and receiving a syllabus for the first time with all of the requirements for the class.

We can't even ask our professor a question about an assignment's due date without receiving "It's on the syllabus" as a response.

11. When you're trying to to pretend like you understand what's going on in class, but you really have no idea.

We all know that kid who nods at the professor every five seconds.

12. Your professor tells you to cite your sources but you really don't know how and/or you're just too lazy.

Son-of-citation machine is a godsend.

13. When your professors asks you a question on a reading you didn't do.

We've all mastered coming up with answers on the spot because we would much rather do that than analyze that terrible reading for the class that you couldn't care less about.

14. When you don't have any money to do laundry, so you have to find anything that is semi-clean.

Good thing no one at college actually cares what you look like.

15. When your roommate is being too loud while you're trying to sleep.

I feel like we all have a love-hate relationship with our first-year roommate.

17. When finals are finally over and your parents ask you about your college experience.

From the stories about your crazy roommate who invades your personal space a little too much, to your nutty professor who couldn't care less if you passed or failed, we all can't wait to share our war stories with our parents.